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- From: Harold Robinson <ke6dvb pacbell net>
- To: Declan Shanaghy <9637184 ul ie>
- Subject: Re: Installation of RedHat 5.0 via NFS
- Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 12:22:35 -0700
Yes that directory is exported also (the whole file system is right now) but there are no files in it. Do you know what files NEED to be in that directory. I am going to download the packages at a later date, so I know what I need and what I don't need. What does the system need to boot anyway for an NFS install, maybe one of my files are currupted. Harold. Declan Shanaghy wrote: > You definately have the right Directory structure anyway, I double checked it against a copy of the installation i have on my hd. As for the RPM question, I would say you need to export them too, isnt that where the installation actually occurs from sher, like .cab files in Windoze? > > ---------- > From: Harold Robinson[SMTP:ke6dvb pacbell net] > Sent: 29 April 1998 04:34 > To: redhat-install-list redhat com > Subject: Re: Installation of RedHat 5.0 via NFS > > <<File: vcard.vcf>> > does anybody have any comments about this? I was able to do further testing > and with slackware I can install via NFS. Is it I have to download the RPM > directory before this works? Or are there certain files I can download into > the RPM directory so that the installation program will boot. > > Thanks for everybody's time.. > > Harold Robinson wrote: > > > Every time I try to install Redhat 5.0 via NFS, the installation > > workstation hangs. when I press CTRL C on the installation PC, I get > > the following error: > > > > Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:05 > > > > Here is the setup: > > > > Already installed and have a working Linux 2.0.33 server with nfsd > > running. > > This is on one ethernet segment > > > > Next to me is the pc I am installing a new copy of red hat to, it is on > > a different ethernet segment. This is a routed network. > > > > 1. I can boot the installation pc fine on the boot disk. > > 2. I select NFS image from the Installation Method Menu > > 3. I select the ethernet card, I am using a genuine NE2000 ethernet > > card. > > this selection is made from the Load module Menu. > > 4. I then select Autoprobe from the Module Options screen. > > 5. From the Conifgure TCP/IP screen I enter the approperiate > > information > > IP address: > > Netmask: > > Default gateway (ip) > > Primary nameserver > > > > At this point when this has been completed properly, I can ping the > > > > installation workstation successfully from the NFS server. > > > > 6. The Next screen is NFS Setup. I enter the following information: > > NFS Server Name: (I enter an IP address here because It is not in > > our DNS) > > Red Hat Directory: /RedHat-5.0/i386 > > (This is the directory I am exporting from my server): > > > > 7. After entering the above information and pressing OK I will see a > > flury of > > activity on the NFS server, The bottom line will dissappear. All I > > will have > > is a Welcome to Red Hat Linux in yellow letters and a blue > > background. > > The system will sit like that all day if I let it. > > > > 8. If I press CTRL-C I will get the following error: > > Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:05 > > > > Ok enough of that. Now for the NFS server. > > > > Please note that all address and domain names were withheld to protect > > the guilty. > > > > 1. Running Linux 2.0.33 (Slackware installation) > > 2. nfsd is running. > > 3. Here is a copy of my /etc/exports file: > > # See exports(5) for a description. > > # This file contains a list of all directories exported to other > > computers. > > # It is used by rpc.nfsd and rpc.mountd. > > / xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(rw) > > > > 4. Here is a copy of my /etc/rmtab file. this file shows what file > > systems were > > mounted by nfsd when the mount occurs. The file was empty when I > > started: > > > > pc-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx.domanin.com:/RedHat-5.0/i386 > > > > As you can see I am mounting the i386 directory. > > > > I have checked the permissions in the following directories: > > /RedHat-5.0/i386 > > /RedHat-5.0/i386/images > > /RedHat-5.0/i386/RedHat > > /RedHat-5.0/i386/RedHat/base > > /RedHat-5.0/i386/RedHat/instimage > > /RedHat-5.0/i386/RedHat/instimage/lib > > /RedHat-5.0/i386/RedHat/instimage/usr > > /RedHat-5.0/i386/RedHat/instimage/usr/bin > > > > the only thing I am missing is the RPMS directory. I have not > > downloaded that directory yet because of space limitations on my server > > drive. I was hoping to just get the thing to boot up with the above > > directories. Then make the choice as to what packages I need to > > download. > > > > The above structure is correct. I verified this directory by directory > > via FTP. I also made > > sure the permissions were set correctly by checking the permissions via > > FTP at ftp.redhat.com > > > > Is there anything I might be missing? > > > > Is it possible that the router is blocking the NFS mount. (its a 3com > > netbuilder router) > > if the router is possibly blocking the mount, I have access to a 10baseT > > hub that I can > > seperate from the network. so it would be just my Linux server and My > > installation machine > > my question would be: What would be the default gateway of my for my > > Linux Installation Machine. > > Would it be the IP address of the NFS server? > > > > Any other suggestions? > > > > Thanks for all your help > > Harold Robinson > > > > -- > > PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! > > http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists > > To unsubscribe: mail redhat-install-list-request redhat com > > with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. > > > > Problems should be addressed to <listmaster redhat com>. > > -- > Harold Robinson > ke6dvb pacbell net > APRS Coordinator for the Baker to Las Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Race > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Part 1.2 Type: application/ms-tnef > Encoding: base64
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